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Monumental Photography: Investigating Representations of Colonialism and Nationalism

July 5, 2024
15:00–16:30PM CEST
The Alexandra Boulat Campus, Arles, France
Dome of the Rock, Jerusalem, 2022. © Ziyah Gafić / VII / Le Dôme du Rocher, Jérusalem, 2022. © Ziyah Gafić / VII

Using The VII Foundation exhibition, MONUMENTAL: The Dome of the Rock by Ziyah Gafić and Notre-Dame de Paris by Tomas van Houtryve, as a launch pad, this discussion will feature presentations on photography’s history and politics of representation in France and Israel/Palestine.

Taking a step back from these places in the present, this panel will explore how particular understandings of faith, identity, colonialism, and nationalism have been enabled by visual symbols.

Moderator:
Dr. David Campbell,
Education Director, The VII Foundation

Speakers:
Professor Jonathan Long
Co-director, Centre for Visual Arts and Culture, Durham University

Dr. Sary Zananiri
Cultural practitioner and theorist

Ziyah Gafic
Contributing photographer, The VII Foundation

Tomas van Houtryve
Contributing photographer, The VII Foundation

This event takes place at The VII Foundation’s Alexandra Boulat Campus in Arles, France, on Friday, July 5th, 2024, starting at 15:00 CEST (09:00 EDT).

You can attend in-person, or online. For those attending in-person, entrance is free, and you do not need to register. For those attending online, please register via the link on this page to receive the login information for the online streaming.